[EN] [ACE+ACRE+teamwork] express guide (basics)

Very basic guide on how to start playing with ACE and ACRE

About

After reading this guide you will have some basic understanding on ACE controls and very brief idea on tactics and formations to be able to start to play on ACE servers.

ACE basic controls

Couple of keys you need to know about to be able to play with ACE mod

with illustrations

you can always change keybindings in ace settings

right windows key is interaction key
right menu is self interaction key

ACRE Basic controls

Couple of keys you need to know about to be able to use your radio


with illustrations

Reporting contacts

To report contacts check it's direction on hud or compas and say following:

"contact", #direction, #distance, #type

example: "contact, north-east, far, infantry"

Organisational structure

if you grab one or two of your buddies and run around doing whatever ♥♥♥♥ you want and call it a teamwork, you are doing it wrong

If you really want to enjoy some organized gameplay insdead of random chaotic mess, you should organise yourselves proper. Knowing basic organisation structure and principles will help to make your mp sessions rather enjoyable.

Troops

Fireteam

4 people

one fireteam consist of 3 privates and one fireteam leader (FTL)
Fireteam leader lead his fireteam and provide initiative and ask if they can do something what seems fit.

bad FTL: "command, what to do?"

good FTL: "command, this is red team, can we flank enemy on north while blue team supress them?"

Fireteams operate separated from each other.
Fireteam leader follow orders of his squad leader.
fireteam leader deal with formations within his fireteam

Squad

8-12 people

Squad is not a fireteam.
Squad consist of 2 fireteams and one squad leader.
Squad leader job is to supervise his FTLs.
Squad leader don't micromanage formations within fireteams.

Fireteams operate separated from each other

Squad leader only give tasks to his fireteams

example: "red team, provide base of fire on west hill, blue team move out and flank from south."

squad leader (SL) direct his fireteams and follow orders of commanding officer (CO)
squad.

Platoon

32-48 people

Platoon most often consist of 4 squads.
Commanding officer (CO) give orders to squads and monitorr their activity due radiochecks as SITREP, LOCKSTAT etc, but this is more advanced stuff that we will skip for now.

Support

3-21 people

There are different types of support.

Transportation
cars, LAVs, choppers, planes

Close air support (CAS)
attack helicopters, attack planes

Artillery
mortars, self-propelled artillery

All depends on mission and CO preferences.


Ovearall server cout vary from 40 to 200 people.

now compare it to your marginal chaotic mess with 1-2 buddies.

Fireteam formations

here you will find formations used within fireteam and their application.




wedge is main FT formation. commonly used for traveling areas which are not safe




file is traveling formation used for traveling in safe areas




staggered comumn is traveling formation used for traveling/convoy. mostly used while traveling along the road.




fireteam line is main battle formation. as soon as you are being engaged or aproach known enemy location this is formation you use.

Squad formations

here you will see formations used within a squad and their application
because squad formations and fireteam formations are different





squad column is main traveling formation. commonly used for traveling areas which are not safe.
it consist of 2 fireteam wedges one behind each other.




squad line is main formation for aproaching known enemy location
it consist of 2 fireteam wedges one next each other.




squad file is traveling formation used for traveling in safe areas
it consist of 2 fireteam files one behind each other. also may consist of two staggered columns.




squad main battle formation. you can hear your squad leader shout LINE UP!!! this is what he want you to do.
it consist of 2 fireteam lines.

Bounding

here you will see main battle tactic for all infantry, known as

bounding

.



on this picture you see how bounding within a fireteam works:
two provide base of fire cover while another two do maneuver (move out)




on this picture you see how bounding works within a squad:
team blue provide base of fire cover while team red do maneuver (move out)

once team moved to cover, they report on radio: team red set, and provide base of fire while team blue move out.


this is the main battle tactic used in arma and in military.

Flanking

here you will learn more advanced combat technique known as bounding

step 1
achieve fire superiority and supress the enemy using both fireteams


step 2
use one fireteam to flank the enemy and keep another to supress.
flanking team should get as close as possible to enemy position ~7-15 meters


step 3
as soon as flanking team is on position they ask supressing team to shift fire, in this example it's "shift fire right". on aknowledge, flanking team open rapid fire and walk in enemy position resulting termination of enemy

Range finding with binoculars

This way you can measure distance between you and target using binoculars, which is usefull for navigation and overall combat awarness.

ArmA 2 Communities

here is a small list of arma 2 communities that run ACE+ACRE on their servers within same or close to described organization structure, granting outstanding level of fun and teamwork.

unitedoperations (EU/US)
shacktac (US)
15thMEU (US)
etc etc

How does it look like ingame

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rSexClt7y3M
^ very common experience from squad leader perspective

Downloading mods with six updater

to get ace, acre and basicly any mods you like you need to get sixupdater

http://cdn.withsix.com/software/su/su-setup.exe

now what you need to do is simply:

1) open server browser
2) find server you like
3) right click on it and "create new preset from this server"
4) select created preset on your left
5) click BIG green button on top left

ENJOY

End & Credits

This is all you may need to know to start playing effective, utilising teamwork with ACE, ACRE and STHUD

Credits to:
Silencers ArmA community
UnitedOperations Arma community

art by n2

Thanks for reading

[yo momma son]

+1

[BM-Samuel]

I'm trying to find a guide that tells me how to set up a task, someone knows one or someone here that knows how to do it?

[vlk]

Me like

[Tactical Shift]

sure

[EagleShark]

You never covered the LOCKSTAT and such. also i dont think flanking needed to be explained.

[Tactical Shift]

new update, FLANKING EXPLAINED

[Generic Polar Bear]

This is amazing, thanks for putting this up!

[Tactical Shift]

some day...

[TreeTop ♿]

I agree, Just think you should do them all with that layout ;) PMT FTW

[TehF0cus]

@n2 Thank you very much ;) /me High Fives